I Had Trials Once...

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I Had Trials Once... is a weekly football podcast and YouTube show hosted by Gareth Seddon and Jordan Hulme, featuring a range of guests from Premier League to Non-League, sharing stories you are unli... more

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September 02, 2026 James Norwood RAW! SUSPENDED At Ipswich, REGRETTING Oldham, Micky Mellon & HATING Forest Green
James Norwood joins Gaz and G Stop to chat about his career, from having trials once at Crystal Palace and missing a lads' holiday to Zante, right through to becoming a goalscoring phenomenon at Tranmere Rovers, playing for and being suspended by Ipswich Town, Joey Barton turning him down at Bristol Rovers, sneaking in an extra year at Barnsley, and regretting ever turning up at Oldham Athletic.
Norwood doesn't hold back either.
He talks about dealing with internet trolls, finding his next club, the managers he's worked under, some of the crazy moments from his career and the realities of life as a professional footballer travlling up and down the country chasing contracts.
There's the story of missing a holiday to sign for Exeter City, some brilliant tales from Forest Green Rovers and why he now hates the club, choosing National League Tranmere Rovers over then-Championship side Burton Albion, scoring in a play-off final, and knocking Forest Green out of the League Two play-offs.
We also get into his time at Ipswich Town, playing with his back to goal, injuries, being suspended and the problems that eventually saw him leave.
And then there's Oldham...
Norwood opens up about joining Oldham Athletic, wanting to leave after just one game, the fallout behind the scenes and why he ultimately regrets making the move.
Plus, there's boozing before Leeds, questionable social media posts, mouldy showers and some brutally honest opinions on managers.
Chapters
00:00 - James Norwood Interview
02:28 - Usain Bolt Signs for Wythenshawe Vets
04:00 - James Norwood on Dealing With Internet Trolls
05:50 - James Norwood's Next Career Move
08:15 - James Norwood's Football Back Story
11:18 - James Norwood: “I Had Trials Once at Crystal Palace”
12:30 - Missing the Lads' Holiday to Zante
14:52 - James Norwood's First Season at Exeter City
15:13 - James Norwood on Boozing Before Leeds
18:46 - James Norwood Goes on Loan to Sutton United
19:30 - James Norwood at Forest Green Rovers
22:11 - James Norwood Playing Left Midfield
22:36 - Forest Green Rovers' Weird Training Rituals
30:35 - Why James Norwood Left Forest Green Rovers
37:27 - The Craziest Transfer Story
38:10 - James Norwood's Worldie Against Cardiff
39:04 - Why James Norwood Chose Tranmere Over Burton
44:06 - James Norwood on Tranmere Rovers
45:52 - James Norwood's Incredible Tranmere Goalscoring Record
48:30 - Scoring in the Play-Off Final
52:48 - Knocking Forest Green Out of the Play-Offs
53:45 - Leaving Tranmere Rovers
55:48 - James Norwood's VERY Dodgy Social Media
56:50 - James Norwood Signs for Ipswich Town
59:49 - Playing Through Injury
1:01:18 - NorwoodMania Wrestling & Paul Lambert
1:04:08 - Problems at Ipswich Town
1:07:12 - Why James Norwood Was Suspended
1:08:55 - The CEO, Paul Cook & James Norwood
1:13:54 - Working With Kieran McKenna
1:17:57 - James Norwood Signs for Bristol Rovers
1:19:24 - Choosing Between Oxford United and Barnsley
1:20:10 - James Norwood at Barnsley With Michael Duff
1:21:24 - James Norwood Turns Up at the Wrong Wedding
1:25:14 - Signing for Oldham Athletic
1:25:17 - From Championship Football to Mouldy Showers
1:26:22 - Why James Norwood Wanted to Leave Oldham After One Game
1:31:32 - James Norwood on Tactically Inept Managers
1:32:00 - The Most Enjoyable Part of James Norwood's Career
1:34:12 - James Norwood Regrets Signing for Oldham
1:35:25 - The Oldham Fallout
1:37:34 - James Norwood's Football Future
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August 27, 2026 £500k Non-League Bid, Usain Bolt Joins Wythenshawe Vets & Best Non-League Grounds!
In this week’s episode of Non League Of Their Own, Gaz, G Stop and Shents review the craziest happenings around non-league football, within the UK and internationally, including sacrificing chickens before making a sub to win a game and more.
Elsewhere we discuss Bernard Morley’s departure from Radcliffe FC, Gaz reveals his dirty tricks dropping urinal blocks into his mates pints, non-league pitch wars, podcast banter for Jordan at Hereford and York City bidding half a million for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod.
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0:00 Intro - Non League of their own
02:30 Curzon Ashton’s season so far with Grant Shenton
3:53 News segment with G-stop
6:00 Bernard Morley has left Radcliffe FC reaction
09:27 Bobby Kamwa celebration
15:28 Jordan Hulme being booed at Hereford
18:30 Apologising for the pitch at Hereford
20:08 Non-League pitch wars
27:12 Wythenshawe Vets sign Usain Bolt
32:46 John Terry’s booking skullduggery
42:50 York City bid £500k for AFC Fylde’s Danny Ormerod
52:30 Questions from viewers: Seagull vs Chip
57:20 Outro

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August 19, 2026 “HE WAS RAGING!” Duncan Ferguson’s Broken Toe & Everton Academy Stories | Russell Griffiths
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Everton, Motherwell and Chester goalkeeper...Russell Griffiths! Russell sits down with Gaz & G Stop as he discusses his time in football from playing with our very own G Stop, to having balls blasted at him by Lukaku.
The lads start the pod talking about Michael's early life in football, playing in Evertons academy and starting off as a defender. They then talk in depth about training in the first team for Everton, as well as some cracking Duncan Ferguson story's
The trio then chat about his time at Motherwell and playing against Celtic Finally, Michael talks about his turbulent time at Chester and Jonno's hatred for goalkeepers.

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August 12, 2026 RONALDO’S A BAD PINT?! 🍺 Non-League Witchcraft & Semi-Pro Release Clauses!
We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own! Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.
This week it's just the lads as they discuss the first week of fixtures in Non-League as well as a new segment from G-Stop discussing some of the more obscure footballing story's from around the world.
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August 05, 2026 I Had Dominic Calvert-Lewin on Toast! Playing with G Stop & THAT Phil Collins Story | Michael Clarke
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Stockport striker...MICHAEL CLARKE!
Michael sits down with Gaz & G Stop as he discusses his time in football from playing with our very own G Stop, to battling with Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the FA Cup.
The lads start the pod talking about Michael's early life in football from playing grass roots to joining Stockport.
They then talk in depth about Michael's time at Woodley Sports playing with Antoni Sarcevic for 30 pounds a week The trio then chat about his time at Stockport playing with our very own Gary Stopforth and what it was really like to play under Jim Gannon.
Finally, Michael talks about how his career came to an end and why Phil Collins was to blame!
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July 08, 2026 HE'S A S**G! G Stop's Ronaldo Rant, Ranking Famous Harrys & World Cup Pint Throwing! | Ep 29
We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own! Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.
This week we were joined by Gaz & G Stop as we discussed everything from the World Cup to G Stops school days.
We then chatted about who would win in a fight, Harry Kane or Haaland, if the lads stayed up for the Mexico game and have either of them ever used the fact they were footballers on a night out and much more!
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July 01, 2026 Ramsbottom Drinking Culture, Playing For Brent Peters & The Art Of Tough Tackling! | Lee Pugh
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Clitheroe, Chester, Ramsbottom, Colne & Padiham defender...LEE PUGH!
Lee sits down with Gaz & Jord as he discusses his time in football from being known for his tough tackling to playing with both Gaz & Jordan in his career.
The lads start the pod talking about Lee's early life in football from playing grass roots to joining Bury's academy where he first crossed paths with Gaz Seddon.
They then talk in depth about Pughy's decision to get first team football which included spells at Hyde before playing for podcast favourite Brent Peters at Bacup.
The trio then chat about Lee's time at Ramsbottom with Jordan and why they were a team full of weirdo's but had an incredible bond on and off the pitch before a move to Clitheroe cut his time short.
Lee then speaks about playing with Gaz at Chester, the experience of the Chester vs Wrexham Derby and why the step up came too soon in his career.
Lee continues with his time in non-league after leaving Chester he saw moves back to Rammy as well as spells at Curzon Ashton & Colne.
Finally, he talks about his decision to join Padiham and why he wants to keep playing for as long as he can.
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0:00 Intro with Lee Pugh
3:40 Early life at Bury
11:10 First team football at Hyde
14:45 Playing for Brent Peters
18:10 Moving to Ramsbottom
27:14 Time at Clitheroe
30:44 Big Chester move
37:25 Rammy return
46:22 Jumping to Curzon
49:56 Alex Curran at Colne
56:30 Billy Priestley’s spartan warriors
1:01:02 Enjoying life at Padiham

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June 24, 2026 RANKING Non-League Fans, Answering Hypothetical Questions & Jordan Playing For Haiti? | Ep 27
We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own!
Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.
This week we were joined by Gaz, Jordan & Luca Navarro as we discussed everything from the World Cup to Jordan vs Gaz in a last man standing fight.
We then chatted about pre-season preparations underway, Jordan's decision to buy a Jude Bellingham England shirt, Ranking non-league fans & answering hypothetical questions.
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0:00 Intro with Gaz, Jord & Luca
2:41 Bury Astroturf Pre-season
4:50 World Cup Fever
20:40 Ranking non-league fans
26:24 Hypothetical questions

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June 17, 2026 Swapping Shirts With A MURDERER, George Ray's Naked Darts & Play-Off Final Heartbreak! | Tom White
We're back with another episode of I Had Trials Once and this time we're joined by former Gateshead, Barrow, Blackburn, Bolton, Morecambe and current Boreham Wood midfielder Tom White.
Tom sits down with Gaz & Jord as he discusses his time in football from suffering heartbreak in the recent National League play-off final against Rochdale to loving life playing men's football.
The lads start the pod talking about Tom's time at Boreham Wood, their brilliant season and how difficult it was to deal with the heartbreak of losing against Rochdale in the play-off final.
They then talk in depth about Tom's upbringing in the North East playing grass roots football, his experience as a youth player at Carlisle and struggling to get trials at other clubs.
The trio then chat about why Tom's ACL injury was the best thing that ever happened to him as it gave him the kick start his career needed at some important loan moves.
Tom then speaks about how his time at Gateshead earnt him a move to former Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers before he soon realised the move was the wrong one to make.
Tom continues with his love for Barrow during his first loan spell, why he struggled to make an impact at Bolton Wanderers and his experience of working with Dave Challinor at Hartlepool.
Finally, he talks about returning to Barrow on a permanent, pre-season stag do's which included swapping shirts with a murderer and George Ray's naked darts against Pete Wild.
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0:00 Intro with Tom White
2:00 Play-Off Final Heartbreak
10:37 Next season aims
15:42 Growing up playing grass roots
17:13 Coming through at Carlisle
22:46 Struggling with trials
25:05 Career changing injury
28:40 Important loan moves
29:35 Breaking into Gateshead’s first team
34:50 Big move to Blackburn
47:00 Fresh start at Barrow
51:35 Tough time at Bolton
1:00:00 Hartlepool move with Challinor
1:02:30 Back to Barrow
1:07:50 George Ray’s darts
1:11:38 Morecambe madness
1:15:40 Tough decision to leave Morecambe

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June 10, 2026 Salford SACK Another Manager, Pre-Season Preparations & Ranking Non-League Stadiums! | Ep 26
We're back with another episode of A (Non) League Of Their Own!
Join us every fortnight where we discuss the best Non-League stories from up & down the country, from The National League to The Dog & Duck & everything in between.
This week we were joined by Gaz, Jordan & Shents as we discussed everything from manager sackings to weird would you rather dilemmas.
We then chatted about pre-season preparations, Jarrod Bowen's Hereford pitch donation & we rank the worst stadiums in the National League North.
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